McGraw-Hill Education 500 Evolve Reach (HESI) A2 Questions to Know by Test Day: HESI A2 Study Cards - Vocabulary and General Knowledge Flashcards

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

He is a prolific scientist, generating several important studies each year.

1. Productive
2. Influential
3. Valuable
4. Respected

What is the meaning of vacuous?

1. Tired
2. Restful
3. Clean
4. Empty

If a nurse is circumspect with patient records, what is she doing?

1. Evaluating them
2. Guarding them
3. Presenting them
4. Disputing them

To staunch a wound is to ______ it.

1. inflict
2. restrict
3. examine
4. enfold

What is the meaning of ostracize?

1. Snub
2. Hide from
3. Condescend to
4. Hire

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The hospital accepts a certain quota of indigent patients.

1. Impoverished
2. Resentful
3. Apathetic
4. Uninjured

A nit is a kind of _______.

1. abscess
2. parasite
3. bandage
4. infection

What is the meaning of augment?

1. Add to
2. Hash out
3. Sell off
4. Make difficult

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The patients are under quarantine until further notice.

1. A specialist's care
2. Experimental drug therapy
3. Imprisonment in a rehabilitation unit
4. Confinement away from the general population

Which word names a medicine whose purpose is to induce vomiting.

1. Opiate
2. Narcotic
3. Emetic
4. Prophylactic

What is another word for panacea?

1. Clinician
2. Painkiller
3. Vista
4. Cure

Which word refers to the surgical removal of an organ's contents?

1. Vivisection
2. Amputation
3. Evisceration
4. Augmentation

What is another word for flux?

1. Quantity
2. Discharge
3. Inflation
4. Strength

What is the meaning of regulations?

1. Movements
2. Supervisors
3. Rules and laws
4. Government officials

A patient who is querulous might be guilty of ______.

1. overeating
2. questioning
3. complaining
4. stealing

What is the meaning of pernicious?

1. Destructive
2. Valued
3. Finicky
4. Perpetual

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The night nursing staff is accountable for those records.

1. Receptive
2. Notorious
3. Responsible
4. Preoccupied with

A blood vessel that is distended is ______.

1. overturned
2. swollen
3. twisted
4. overlong

Something that is viscous is thick and sticky. Another word for this might be _______.

1. fluid
2. molten
3. gelatinous
4. malleable

What is the meaning of collusion?

1. Slander
2. Assortment
3. Accident
4. Conspiracy

If a theory is obsolete, what is true of it?

1. It makes sense.
2. It is inflexible.
3. It is outdated.
4. It was never true.

A patient who is lethargic may seem ______.

1. agitated
2. anguished
3. disorganized
4. exhausted

What does onerous mean?

1. Authentic
2. Burdensome
3. Honorable
4. Biased

Someone who is altruistic might also be called ______.

1. transformed
2. cliched
3. primitive
4. charitable

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The students observed the tricky procedure with a certain amount of trepidation.

1. Eagerness
2. Misgivings
3. Expertise
4. Disbelief

What is the meaning of precept?

1. Guiding principle
2. Fractional part
3. Clear understanding
4. Local district

A truculent patient is ______.

1. fatigued
2. irresponsible
3. supportive
4. argumentative

If patients are being counseled, what is happening?

1. They are being comforted.
2. They are being advised.
3. They are being deceived.
4. They are being healed.

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Apply the gel on the gingival margin around the selected teeth using the blunt-tipped applicator included in the package.

1. Edge
2. Grease
3. Incisor
4. Cavity

If a patient has sallow skin, what is true?

1. Her skin has a yellow tint.
2. Her skin is loose.
3. Her skin is dry and flaky.
4. Her skin is thin and taught.

If a doctor has an exemplary record, her work is _______.

1. instructive
2. expressive
3. praiseworthy
4. methodical

What is the meaning of nebulous?

1. Jolly
2. Hesitant
3. Vague
4. Approximate

The voice box may be called the ______.

1. larynx
2. lynx
3. pharynx
4. phalanx

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The interns observed the contours of the patient's rash.

1. Shape
2. Answers
3. Amount
4. Extension

What is the meaning of incorrigible?

1. Clever
2. Potential
3. Incurable
4. Undistiguished

If a patient's condition is deteriorating, he is ______.

1. getting worse
2. improving gradually
3. resisting medication
4. failing to eat or drink

Precipitous is best defined as being ______.

1. damp
2. gentle
3. swift
4. dull

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Being overweight may predispose a person to diabetes.

1. Make susceptible
2. Bring to light
3. Save from harm
4. Pass over

What is the meaning of soporific?

1. Very sweet
2. Inducing sleep
3. Half awake
4. Immature

If someone is disseminating information, what is he doing?

1. Broadcasting it
2. Assessing it
3. Contradicting it
4. Influencing it

If you are described as an assiduous worker, you are probably ______.

1. unreliable
2. experienced
3. industrious
4. inventive

What does instigate mean?

1. Instruct
2. Connect
3. Reproduce
4. Activate

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

This medication works by inhibiting the action of a certain enzyme.

1. Occupying
2. Speeding
3. Hindering
4. Enhancing

A symptom that is exacerbated is ______.

1. not dangerous
2. disfiguring
3. painful
4. made worse

To critique something is to ______.

1. appraise it
2. condemn it
3. extol it
4. berate it

What is the meaning of contrite?

1. Regretful
2. Limited
3. Gratified
4. Distasteful

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Her guileless manner is one of her most noticeable qualities.

1. Remorseful
2. Insightful
3. Courteous
4. Straightforward

What does redundancy mean?

1. Observation
2. Surplus
3. Consequence
4. Patrol

A body part that has atrophied has ______.

1. darkened
2. withered
3. blistered
4. fragmented

Anterior refers to which part of the human body?

1. Top
2. Bottom
3. Front
4. Back

What is the best description for the term gravid?

1. Deadly serious
2. Expecting a child
3. Germ-free
4. Diseased

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

The cavity, once opened, proved to be riddled with infection.

1. Challenged
2. Overrun
3. Separated
4. Complete

If a treatment mitigates symptoms, the symptoms become ______.

1. less sever
2. masked
3. curable
4. lingering

What does the word banal mean?

1. Simple
2. Notable
3. Ordinary
4. Past

The ramifications of a course of treatment are that treatment's ______.

1. costs
2. consequences
3. barriers
4. phases

What does respite mean?

1. Kindness
2. Effect
3. Worry
4. Relief

What is another word for asymmetric?

1. Proportionate
2. Impartial
3. Uneven
4. Magnified

What is the meaning of counterfeit?

1. Over-the-counter
2. Foreign
3. Fake
4. Unidentified

What is the best description for the word efficacy in this sentence?

The quality, safety, and efficacy of the new medicines are not known.

1. Effectiveness
2. Significance
3. Corollary
4. Conclusion

What is the meaning of the word debilitating?

1. Regenerating
2. Amplifying
3. Incapacitating
4. Disheartening

A surgeon who is adroit might be described as ______.

1. admired
2. scholarly
3. sophisticated
4. skillful

What does torpid mean?

1. Sticky
2. Sluggish
3. Stifling
4. Reckless

Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Did the interns contravene the doctor's orders?

1. Comply with
2. Misjudge
3. Comprehend
4. Disregard

Caudal refers to which part of the human torso?

1. Top
2. Bottom
3. Front
4. Back

What is the best description for the term aseptic?

1. Combined
2. Purified
3. Sedating
4. Tainted